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Commission's Report – Alberta Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts Redécoupage 2012 Circonscriptions fédérales Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 2012 Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représenta- tion à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représenta- tion à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Com- mons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the Housewww.federal-redistribution.ca of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre représentation à la Chambre des communes Your Representation in the House of Commons Votre Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts Redécoupage 2012 Circonscriptions fédérales Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 2012 Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta ISBN 978-1-100-21520-4 Cat. No.: SE3-23/9-2012E Table of Contents Report Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The Public Hearings ................................................................................................................................. 5 Name Changes and Reasons Following the Public Hearings ............................................................. 7 Readjustments to Boundaries and Reasons Following the Public Hearings .................................... 8 Summary and Closing Remarks ........................................................................................................... 22 Schedules Schedule A — Population of Electoral Districts and Deviation from the Quota .......................... 24 Schedule B — Boundaries and Names of Electoral Districts ........................................................... 26 Maps Alberta (Map 1) ...................................................................................................................................... 44 City of Calgary (Map 2) ......................................................................................................................... 46 City of Edmonton (Map 3) ................................................................................................................... 48 City of Red Deer (Map 4) ...................................................................................................................... 50 Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 1 ReportReport 2 Your Representation in the House of Commons Introduction Establishment of the Commission The 2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta (the “Commission”) was established pursuant to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3, as amended (the “Act”) to reconfigure the boundaries of Alberta’s federal electoral districts, which are the basis for representation in the House of Commons. The Commission is an independent, three-person body responsible for defining the sizes, boundaries and names of the federal electoral districts within the Province of Alberta. The umbern of electoral districts in the House of Commons, and for each province, is determined by the formula and rules set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. Applying those rules, the total number of seats in the House of Commons will increase from 308 to 338 in this redistribution, and the number of seats allocated to the Province of Alberta will increase from 28 to 34. The federal electoral boundaries of each province in Canada must be readjusted following each decennial census to accommodate new electoral districts and the growth, shifts and changes in population since the last readjustment of boundaries. The Chair of the Commission, appointed by the Chief Justice of Alberta, is the Honourable Madam Justice Carole Conrad of the Court of Appeal of Alberta. The other members of the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Commons, are Mr. Edwin Eggerer of Airdrie, a realtor and former returning officer in 10 federal elections, and Ms. Donna R. Wilson of Edmonton, an election specialist and a returning officer in 8 federal elections. Ms. Joanne Gérémian, a skilled geography specialist seconded to the Commission by Elections Canada, provided invaluable expert assistance in preparing the electoral boundaries maps and descriptions. The Commission benefitted from the proficient support of Ms. Ooldouz Sotoudehnia, the Commission Secretary. Principles Governing the Commission The principles set forth in the Act govern the readjustment of federal electoral boundaries. Paragraph 15(1)(a) of the Act provides that the division of the province into electoral districts and the description of the boundaries “shall proceed on the basis that the population of each electoral district ... shall, as close as reasonably possible, correspond to the electoral quota for the province”. This principle is often referred to as population parity, and its rationale rests in the democratic principle of one person, one vote. Parity is not the sole consideration. The Commission must also consider the following criteria set forth in paragraph 15(1)(b): (i) the community of interest or community of identity in or the historical pattern of an electoral district in the province, and (ii) a manageable geographic size for districts in sparsely populated, rural or northern regions of the province. Where the Commission considers it necessary or desirable with regard to these considerations, it may deviate from strict population parity. In such cases, deviation from the province’s electoral quota shall not exceed 25% more or less, unless the Commission views the circumstances as being extraordinary (subsection 15(2) of the Act). Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Alberta 3 The 2011 population count as determined by StatisticsCanada provides the basis for the redistribution of electoral districts under the Act. Between the 2001 and the 2011 censuses, Alberta’s population count increased from 2,974,807 to 3,645,257. The electoral quota for Alberta is obtained by dividing the 2011 Alberta census population count of 3,645,257 by 34 (the number of electoral districts), for an electoral quota of 107,213. Alberta’s electoral quota is the highest in Canada. The upremeS Court of Canada
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